
A portrait of late Cuban leader Fidel Castro is seen beneath a Cuban flag inside a ration store, locally known as bodega (grocery shop), in Havana, on October 5, 2026. Cuba's government is replacing the country's emblematic ration stores, long regarded as one of the most visible symbols of the egalitarian model that characterized Cuban socialism, with new Neighbourhood Markets. (Photo by YAMIL LAGE / AFP via Getty Images)

